I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

Sherlocktron Has a New Home

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Recently, Sherlocktron, a long-time Internet information center for Sherlock Holmes, was forced to move to a new Internet service provider at <a href="http://sherlocktron.com/">http://sherlocktron.com/</a>. <br />
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The site owner, Willis Frick, has now updated the files at the new web site. <b><i>But</i></b> he he is <b><i>looking for your help to make sure the listings are up to date</i></b>. <br />
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At this point, he has been able to verify the Web addresses (URLs) and email addresses of the purveyors of Sherlockian items and of the society publications listed. However, many Sherlockian purveyors and societies do not have a means to contact them electronically to verify the information - and that is where he needs your help, dear readers.<br />
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Please take a few minutes to looks at these files: <br />
<a href="http://sherlocktron.hostoi.com/pub.list.pdf%C2%A0">Sherlockian Publication List</a> (PDF)<br />
<a href="http://sherlocktron.hostoi.com/ads.list.pdf">Sherlockian Purveyor List</a> (PDF)<br />
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If there are any additions, corrections or deletions required, please notify Willis by email: <b>sherlock1 [AT] cox [DOT] net.</b><mailto:sherlock1 cox.net=""><b> </b><br /></mailto:sherlock1><br />
<mailto:sherlock1 cox.net="">For information about these lists see:  </mailto:sherlock1><br />
<mailto:sherlock1 cox.net=""><a href="http://sherlocktron.hostoi.com/about.the.pub.listing.pdf">About Sherlockian Publications</a> (PDF)</mailto:sherlock1><br />
<mailto:sherlock1 cox.net=""><a href="http://sherlocktron.hostoi.com/about.the.ads.listing.pdf">About Sherlockian Purveyors</a> (PDF)<br /><br />It would be a wonderful gesture to extend to Willis, as he finishes up this project. After all, someday you may be looking for something Sherlockian or for a  newsletter from a society, and this resource may come in handy.</mailto:sherlock1><br />
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Sherlocktron Has a New Home

"I have had no proof yet" [SIGN] Recently, Sherlocktron, a long-time Internet information center for Sherlock Holmes, was f...

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Remembering Nicol Williamson

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The three-time BAFTA-nominated actor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicol_Williamson">Nicol Williamson</a> has <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gXXf7k0AXdqqnt8kvEPoZ2NIEdQA?docId=7231bc1affc54ed282a2d07f0f8821f4">passed away</a> at the age of 75.<br />
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To Sherlockians, he'll be most closely identified with the role of Sherlock Holmes in the 1976 film <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005ETAMHS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B005ETAMHS">The Seven Per-Cent Solution</a></i></b>. The book and the screenplay were both written by Nicholas Meyer, BSI ("A Fine Morocco Case"). Outside of the Holmesian world, he was probably best known for his turn as the wily wizard Merlin in Excalibur (1981).<br />
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As Sherlock Holmes, he seemed as if he were cast against type, but he gave a convincing performance as a manic and overwrought consulting detective who was weaned off of his cocaine dependence by a once similarly afflicted Sigmund Freud. With Robert Duvall as his Watson and Alan Arkin as the venerable psychiatrist, the unlikely trio made for a memorable film.<br />
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Below, we bring you a slideshow of some of the posters and lobby cards from the film. You can also <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/sets/72157629028037471/">view them on Flickr</a>.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" data-header="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/wsmonty/albums/72157629028037471" title="The Seven Per-Cent Solution"><img alt="The Seven Per-Cent Solution" height="480" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/7146/6761008133_823e0028a1.jpg" width="640"/></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><br />
Do you you have a memory or impression of how Williamson's performance (Sherlockian or not) struck you? Leave us a comment.<br />
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Remembering Nicol Williamson

"baffled all those who have sought a solution" [FIVE] The three-time BAFTA-nominated actor Nicol Williamson has passed awa...

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Episode 38: On Conan Doyle

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<br />In this case, Michael himself is the author, having been tapped by the Princeton University Press to contribute to their "Writers on Writers" series with the volume <b><i><a href="https://amzn.to/45nRUqJ">On Conan Doyle: Or, the Whole Art of Storytelling</a></i></b>. In it, he takes us through Conan Doyle's life and writings - many of which may not be familiar to the Sherlock Holmes fan - and gives us a perspective on many of them through the Canon.<br />
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Burt and Scott had a chance to sit down with Michael at the Players in New York City during the 2012 Baker Street Irregulars Weekend - marking the first time our podcast has been recorded with the two hosts together in the same room.<br />
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Rather than give you an Editor's Gas-Lamp in this episode, we asked Michael to read something from his own work.<br />
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<li><b><i><b style="font-style: normal;"><i><a href="https://amzn.to/45nRUqJ">On Conan Doyle: Or, the Whole Art of Storytelling</a></i></b>  </i></b>(Amazon)</li>
<li><i><a href="http://bakerstreetjournal.com/">The Baker Street Journal</a></i></li>
<li><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/03/25/LI2005032502159.html">Michael Dirda's content in the <i>Washington Post</i></a><br />
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Episode 38: On Conan Doyle

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New CBS Sherlock Holmes Drama Will Be Called "Elementary"

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Of course, any Sherlockian considering him or herself worthy of the name knows that one particular instance in "The Crooked Man" is the only time Mr. Sherlock Holmes uses the word “elementary” in that context. Never in the canon does he actually say “Elementary, my dear Watson.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nevertheless, it appears that CBS has hit upon the entirely original idea of updating the Sherlock Holmes stories for the modern day, and will title this show, ahem, <i>Elementary. </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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As Holmes would also say, “<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data</span>” [SCAN] and so far, data is drastically lacking about this upcoming series. Aside from the screenwriter - Robert Doherty - <strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">nothing is yet known, making any speculation about the quality of the series difficult. One hopes, however, that the script and acting will transcend the title and be something rather than “elementary.”</span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<i>Anastasia writes at <a href="http://bookwormhermy.blogspot.com/">The Itinerant Bookworm</a>. This is her first contribution to I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere.</i><br />
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